any info ,subjective review would be helpfull/
material quality ...water behavior...
x-shooter boards
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niko
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you can not compare the X-Shooter to any other serial board, because it is a half custom made.
Toddo produces the boards in Poland to lower production costs.
The result is a more than average light kitewake with a very keen edge.
The board is very smooth in the water, early planning (even if you ride the 144) and makes it possible to control your kite even in hard wind situations very well.
The mixture of planning properties and light weight makes it better than any other kite board I have ever had under my feet (Naish, north, Fone). In former times I preferred the Fone 178, then the 165. But now I ride
Carved
X-Shooter
Airforce.
all labels are Custom or semi Custom lables from Germany. All Boards are more light than non customs, what has the effect that you have more fun on the water.
c.u.
niko
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Toddo produces the boards in Poland to lower production costs.
The result is a more than average light kitewake with a very keen edge.
The board is very smooth in the water, early planning (even if you ride the 144) and makes it possible to control your kite even in hard wind situations very well.
The mixture of planning properties and light weight makes it better than any other kite board I have ever had under my feet (Naish, north, Fone). In former times I preferred the Fone 178, then the 165. But now I ride
Carved
X-Shooter
Airforce.
all labels are Custom or semi Custom lables from Germany. All Boards are more light than non customs, what has the effect that you have more fun on the water.
c.u.
niko
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sorry guys , when I do not find the right expression for that kind of board or express me wrong.
I wanted to say that this is a shape being developed by Toddo during long time, being produced not only by machines but with a great amount of hand work that can not be done by machine. If there is a serie it then maybe a smaller serie.
That's what I mean with semi custom.
The XShooter boards and the boards from the other brands I mentioned are very light -too light to get out of machine.
The Airforce Loaded 138 (an excellent wave shape for hard winds) by Oliver Zernial / Kiel is a semi custom that is produced in core cell componend build - the weight of the body is 1,8 kg. (no that*s not a lie).
The X Shooter 144 has something about 5 kg komplete (with fins, pads, straps) as I now.
All mentioned boards have hand finish (sanding, paint. etc)
cya
niko
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I wanted to say that this is a shape being developed by Toddo during long time, being produced not only by machines but with a great amount of hand work that can not be done by machine. If there is a serie it then maybe a smaller serie.
That's what I mean with semi custom.
The XShooter boards and the boards from the other brands I mentioned are very light -too light to get out of machine.
The Airforce Loaded 138 (an excellent wave shape for hard winds) by Oliver Zernial / Kiel is a semi custom that is produced in core cell componend build - the weight of the body is 1,8 kg. (no that*s not a lie).
The X Shooter 144 has something about 5 kg komplete (with fins, pads, straps) as I now.
All mentioned boards have hand finish (sanding, paint. etc)
cya
niko
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